Gene Information
Gene NameSLC6A8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length635
Protein NamesSodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1 (CT1) (Creatine transporter 1) (Solute carrier family 6 member 8)
Target Namesodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000130821 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP48029
Gene CardSLC6A8
Uniprot IDP48029
PfamPF00209
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.50531657)
Ortholog in AnimalsMacaque_ SLC6A8 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Slc6a8 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ SLC6A8 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Slc6a8 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSLC6A20, SLC6A9, SLC6A2, SLC6A18, SLC6A7, SLC6A4, SLC6A16, SLC6A5, SLC6A14, SLC6A6, SLC6A15, SLC6A13, SLC6A11, SLC6A19, SLC6A1, SLC6A17, SLC6A12, SLC6A3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in skeletal muscle and kidney. Also found in brain, heart, colon, testis and prostate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7945388, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7953292}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1190261367  rs1233444890  rs122453115  rs122453117  rs642454  rs372601430  rs146985734  rs376937460  rs144678921  rs373953317  rs782433037  rs122453116  rs122453114  rs1557045267  rs80338740  rs122453118  rs782354054  rs199635059  rs372567920  rs397515559  rs145438966  rs201044530  rs146949376  rs368555229  rs781899045 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22644605};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12433955};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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